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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2917822, member: 2221"] I only watched the game delayed, but jeez, what a difference from last week. Kuddos to our forwards for well and truly winning their contest against one of, if not the best pack in the NRL. That gave Milf just the room he needed to run havoc amongst their big men, and tire them out. I think the scoreboard is way too harsh for us. We could and should've been up by 20+ at half time. Unfortunately, we (well, Cummins helped a lot) allowed the Cows and Thurston to try to steal it from us at the end. We need to control the game a bit better when holding a comfortable lead. That goal post should get a statue! My player ratings. 1- Boyd made too many mistakes, is clearly underdone, and he had a couple of those glaring at the ref excruciatingly slow PtBs, but this time he lead by example, ran hard (as much as he'll be able to) and didn't have a defeatist attitude, which is what I demand from any Broncos player, especially the captain. 5 for encouragement. 2- Oates almost stole another special try. I have no issues with it being taken away, as I do believe he dropped the ball. Played well enough, but probably got robbed of a stint in the second row by poor Kahu's bad luck. 7 3- Roberts needs to inject himself more into the game, because he is an absolute weapon as he showed with the run leading to Kodi's try. I would've liked him to chase Milford's kick which went dead after rolling forever, as he might have forced the Cowboys to at least play at the ball, instead of gifting them a 7 tackle set. Still a performance worth a 7. 4- Kahu can't take a trick at that cursed left centre position. He only played 18 minutes, but defended well during his time on the field, and was instrumental in turning the tide around, first with that great catch of our short dropout, and after with that defensive play which stopped the Cows momentum, but cost him another 6 weeks on the sideline and a few teeth. 5 5- Isaako did quite well, defended strongly, caught that bomb beautifully, and kicked goals well. With Kahu out, he will be very important to us. That Cowboys drop-out though... can only give him 6 after that. 6- Milford was back to his running tricks and destroyed the Cowboys ruck in those last 25 minutes of the first half. Didn't quite keep it up in the second half (with our forwards also dominating less), but his contribution was definitely essential for the win. Needs to improve his long range kicking, but even that wasn't too bad imo. 8.5 7- Kodi scored a try and was very unlucky with Boyd's lack of speed and agility after his beauty of a linebreak. Some of his 5th tackle decisions brought the Cowboys back into the game several times though, and Gavin Cooper's try was 99% his fault for falling for Thurston's move and run towards where he thought the ball was going, walking off his spot and opening an avenue for the forward to run through. His first half keeps him in the positive... 6 8- Lodge did his job, and did it well. Ran hard, tackled hard and offers us a presence we lacked for years now. Needs to get back into the line quicker though. 7 9- Did Macca just play one of his best games ever in Broncos colours on his second game returning from a ACL? I think Broncos fans take him too much for granted, including myself. He was in absolutely everything, and not only guided the forwards well in attack, he was immense in defense too. My MOTM... 9 10- TPJ, just go on and sign that contract for life right now! You have a great defensive combo with that post, and you can definitely rely on it always being there, so keep smashing opposition forwards onto it. Macca stole what you probably think you earned, and tbh, I would have no problem with you sharing the MOTM with him. 9 11- Glenn did what I want him to do every week. Help Milford keep our left side defensively tight and run good lines off him to not only profit from his nifty passes and grubbers, but also give him enough space to slip between the defensive line's cracks. Well played sir. 8 12- Matty, as usual your work goes mostly unnoticed, because you've kinda forgotten the fancy stuff. But besides your stinging defense, I saw you chasing every kick, harass and smash the halves (Thurston will have a few bruised ribs) and run the ball strongly. I hope you'll forgive Kodi for his mistake which led to you not being able to stop Cooper, and build a combination with the little man that will see you get back to you attacking best. 8 13- Moose, I can only imagine how much last week's criticism must have stung. I still don't think he's a lock, but he did again what he does best... run and tackle hard. Can't complain about that, can I? 8 14- Sammy, the exact same thing I said of McGuire applies to him, but seriously... why did he take Ofa's try from him with that silly push? 6 15- Joffa, I don't think he was too bad last week, but he definitely improved this game, and massively contributed to our dominance of the field during the middle of the game. He deserved the try Thaiday took from him, and should steal his KFC at least twice this week! 8 16- About time Korbin. Good runs and aggression during his stint made the difference we need when our top forwards are resting. Good job! 7 17- Tom, must be pretty crap to enter a game through a colleague's injury that way, but that bounce probably made him forget that pretty quickly. For a guy with almost no NRL in his legs, he certainly looked the part. 7 Coach... next time, the only thing that will make that press conference even better, is a mike drop. Please make it happen! [/QUOTE]

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